Supporting stand suitable for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines



1, 1953 F. R. SAVORY 48,

SUPPORTING STAND SUITABLE FOR HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR LINKING AND SEAMING MACHINES I Filed Dec. 50, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet l I In ven lor Agent Aug. 11, 1953 F. R. SAVORY 2,643,227

SUPPORTING STAND SUITABLE FOR HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR LINKING AND SEAMING MACHINES Filed Dec. 30, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 I nvenlor A gent Aug. 11, 1953 F. R. SAVORY 2,648,227

SUPPORTING STAND SUITABLE FOR HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR LINKING AND SEAMING MACHINES Filed Dec. 30, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 M KN Agent Aug. 11, 1953 F. R. SAVORY 2,643,227

SUPPORTING STAND SUITABLE FOR HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR LINKING AND SEAMING MACHINES Filed Dec. 30, 1950 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 l l I L--29 ms l l Invenlor fledenvif Rafa/E Sau y Agent Patented Aug. 11, 1953 SU PPORTING..STAND SUITABLE FOR. HO-

SIE'RY AND UNDERWEARJLINK'ING; AND SEAMING MACHINES Frederick RalphSavory, Sutton-ingAshfield', England" ApplicationDecember 30, 1950, .;Seria'l No.; 203,602 .InGreabBritain November 26,1949

6 Claims. 1..

This invention isfor animproved supporting stand. suitable for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines. Such. linking machines and seaming machines are usually fixed each on a separate table, bench or other support, and the disadvantage existsthatsaid supports occupy a comparatively large amount of floor space, and there is usually an undesirably large amount of vibration fromeach machine.

An object of, the inventionv is to overcome the above disadvantage andwith this and other. objects in view the invention provides a, supporting stand suitable for hosiery and underwear linking and. seaming machines consisting ofat least one main supporting pillar or leg having supporting arms, each for. supporting at least one machine, projecting upwardly therefrom.

The invention also providesa supporting stand suitable for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines comprising at leastone main supporting pillar or leg, an intermediate support member fixed transversely to the upper part ofsaid pillar, anda plurality of supporting arms, each for supporting at least one machine, projecting upwardly from said intermediate member at spaced locations in the length thereof. In a stand of this nature the machines may be more closely grouped together than heretofore and the arms may support either linking machines or seaming machines as desired thereby effecting economy in floor space; furthermore the vibration of each machine tends to be damped out by the vibration of the other machines. Conveniently there are three of said arms disposed at a slight inclinationto vertical andprojecting" laterally of the intermediate member and the inclination'may bethe same'for allzthe arms so that at least their upper ends are in line with each other and comparatively close together, or'if more space between 'the' machines is required' (for example for seamingm'achines) the centre arm may be disposed in an alternative attitude inclined in the opposite direction; when thus inclined the upper ends of the arms are staggered therebyproviding additional space between them; If desired a tabletop" and/or one or more rods" for supporting the work maybe fitted't'o the-stand. Convenientlythe pillar or leg, the transverse member; and'the arms are hollow for accommodating suitable driving means for'the machines, and preferably all'the machines are driven from one motor mounted'in the interior of the pillar or leg. Change speedmeans maybe also providedand clutch meansare con,- veniently provided for each machine together 2 with. a, handv or foot control for each clutch; Means are also preferably'provided whereby all parts. of the stand are readily accessible and certain parts may be readily changedto varythe spacing of the arms. if desired.

The above and other features of the invention are set forth in the appended claims and are disclosed .in. they detailed descriptiongiven byway of example of the particular embodiments'illustra'ted in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Fig. l is a perspectiveview of a stand'according to the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end sectional viewthereof.

Fig. 3'is a detail view of motor transmittin meansfor the stand;

Fig; 4 is a detail'view of a modified stand.

Fig. 5 is an end view of'said modified stand.-

Fig. 6 is a detailof'clutch means.

Referring now'to Figures 1 to 3, a supporting stand is provided having a central pillar which is conveniently hollow'and has a base flange 2 formedwith bolt holes 3-permitting the-pillar to be'boltedto theground; This pillar I may taper upwardly to the top and at this location it is trough shape to provide a seat for the *centre part of acomparatively-long and narrow cylinder 4 disposed horizontally; arcuate flanges -(-not shown) may be provided at the top of the pillar I having bolt" holes permitting the cylinder 4 to be bolted to the pillar, or (as shown) the two partsmay be fixed together by welding. Only the-lower centre part of the cylinder 4- is receivedin-the trough, anda pair of spaced-flanges 5' are fixed-tothe cylinder, convenientlyby welding, in a manner eccentric to the cylinder-so as'toform arcuate brackets inwhich three spaced bolt holes 6,! and 8 are provided, one at the front, another at the'rear and the-third at the top. These boltholes are provided for permitting the attachment, in alternative attitudes, of a support arm 9 which projects upwardly from the cylinder. More specifically, the support arm 9 1s conveniently-tubular and rectangular in cross 'sectionand has'the lower edges of its sides 10', H arcuate. Towards the lower edges of said sides 10-, II and near the front and rear a bolt hole-isprovided for registering alternatively with theifront-andtop bolt'holes 6, 1 in the-cylinder tor the remand top bolt h0les.8., I in the cylinder 4 in such manner that the arm 9 is interchangeable between two positions, one whereat itinclines slightly rearwardly (as shown in dotted lines inFig. 1). and, another inwhich it inclines slightly forward (as shown in full lines). The arm 9. may be fixed in either of, the two positions by bolts I2, l3 transfixing the appropriate bolt holes. The arm 9 has fixed to it a top cover plate M which is inclined to the axis of the arm 9 in such manner that it is horizontally disposed when the arm 9 is in one of its positions and is also disposed horizontally when the arm 9 is in its other position providing that the arm is twisted round from back to front before being fixed in said other position.

Two further arms |5, I6 having cover plates 25, 26 are provided similar'to the first mentioned arm 9 and these further arms are conveniently fixed one at each end of the cylinder 4 by bolts I1, I8 transfixing appropriate holes I9, 20 in end discs 2|, 22 and flanges 23, 24 and cooperating bolt holes in the side walls of the arm I5, l6. These additional arms |5, |6 may be changeable to alternative positions but conveniently they are always located in an inclined attitude corresponding to only one of the attitudes of the central arm 9. All the arms 9, I5, |6 however are preferably adjustable to a comparatively small extent about the axis of the cylinder (for adjusting the height of the machines by tilting the cover plates) and for this purpose the holes 6, l, 8, l9 and 26 are conveniently elongated as indicated in Fig. 1.

The horizontal cover plates I4, 25, 26 of the arms 9, I5, |6 are provided with bolt holes for the attachment of linking or seaming machines (one of which is indicated in broken line at 21 in Fig. 2), and, for driving such machines there is conveniently provided an electric motor 28 in the interior of the main pillar; this motor is conveniently fixed on a hinged plate 54 for adjustment of the belt tension. From this motor, drive is transmitted (for example by belt 23, and pulleys 30, 3| and 32 and 33 to obtain different speeds) to a countershaft 34 which extends axially within the transverse cylinder 4. This countershaft 34 is mounted conveniently on spaced brackets 35, 36 within the cylinder 4, and drive is transmitted from said countershaft, at suitable spaced positions along it, to the machines (on the cover plates I4, 25, 26) conveniently by further belts 31, 38, 39 and pulleys 40, 4|, 42. Conveniently these latter belts 31, 38, 39 and pulleys 40, 4|, 42 are enclosed in the hollow arms 9, l5, I6 respectively.

Each arm 9, l5, l6 may have hinged flaps 43 and removable side flaps 44 for any convenient purpose such as will be referred to hereinafter.

Desirably clutch means are provided, for each machine, mounted on the countershaft 34 and each clutch is conveniently operated by a hand or foot pedal 45 and connecting means such for example as link 46 or a Bowden cable. In a convenient arrangement (see particularly Fig. 6) each pulley 40, 4|, 42 is freely mounted on the countershaft 34 (in a gap 68 in the cylinder 4), for example by being fitted freely on a bush 4! (having a flange 64 fitted in the bracket 36) and there is also provided a ball bearing thrust collar 48. The pulley has a cap 60 screwed on it engaged by a channel plate 6| to move the pulley into frictional engagement with a friction surface 62 of a friction disc 49 fixed to the countershaft 34 (by pin 63), and a spring such for example as that shown at 50 (Fig. 3) urges the pulley away from said disc. The pulley is positively moved by the hand or foot pedal 45 through a bell crank device connected to the channel plate 6| and abrake pad 52 is fixed (adjustably by bolt 65) to bracket 36 for engaging the respective pulley 40, 4|, 42 when said pulley is free from disc 49.

7 line or staggered as previously mentioned but each machine may be individually adjusted for height to suit the operator by adjusting the arm round the axis of the cylinder as permitted by the aforesaid slots for the connecting bolts.

If desired a table and one or more rods (not shown) may be provided for example extending lengthwise of the stand for supporting work.

It will be appreciated that a stand as above described serves the dual purpose of supporting linking machines or seaming machines in comparatively close relationship and in consequence of this the floor space required for a predetermined number of the machines is minimised; furthermore, power is saved by driving the several machines by one motor instead of having one motor for each machine as is customary, and vibrations of each machine tend to damp out vibrations of the other machines.

In a modified stand shown in Figs. 4 and 5, arms 54, 55 are arranged opposite each other in pairs; for example there may be one, two or three pairs. In this arrangement duplicate clutch means 58 (conveniently similar to the clutch means already described) are provided for each pair as shown in Fig. 4 and four bolt holes 56, 5'! are provided as shown instead of three for each disc or flange so that each arm is independently connected and adjustable. By this means duplicate rows of a linking or seaming machine may be provided back to back on the same stand and hand or foot pedals are provided so that one row is operable individually from behind the stand and the other row is operable from in front of the stand.

The countershaft is preferably in sections connected conveniently by splined connections 69 (Fig. 3) and because of this machines may be readily built wherein the arms are any desired distance apart by provided shaft sections of different lengths and the cylinder 4 of different lengths. Furthermore the machine is readily assembled and disassembled because all the parts are readily removable and may be readily passed through the aforesaid flaps.

I claim:

1. Supporting stand for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines, including at least one upright pillar, a rectilinear intermediate member fixed to the upper end of the pillar to extend horizontally, a plurality of arms attached to the intermediate member and projecting upwardly from said member at spaced locations thereof and disposed at an angle to the vertical axis of the pillar so that their upper ends are offset laterally from the intermediate member, each arm supporting at least one machine, means for effecting angular adjustment of each arm independently about the axis of the intermediate member to a comparatively small extent, and ineans for securing each arm in the desired posi- 2. Supporting stand for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines, including at least one upright pillar, a rectilinear intermediate member of cylindrical shape fixed to the upper end of the pillar to extend horizontally, a plurality of arms attached to the intermediate memher and projecting laterally and upwardly relative to the intermediate member at spaced locations thereof when viewed in side elevation, each p rting at least one machine, means for effecting rotatable adjustment of each arm independently about the axis of the intermediate member to a comparatively small extent, and means for securing each arm in the desired position of adjustment, said means including elongated holes in the intermediate member, co-operating holes in the arms, and bolts to lock each arm and the intermediate member together.

3. Supporting stand for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines, including at least one upright pillar, a rectilinear intermediate member fixed to the upper end of the pillar to extend horizontally, a plurality of arms attached to the intermediate member and projecting upwardly from said member at spaced locations thereof, top plates, each top plate being supported by one of said arms for receiving a machine. an electric motor located in the pillar for all of the supported machines, a countershaft located in the intermediate member, means for transmitting drive from the electric motor to the countershaft, and means for transmitting drive from the countershaft to the supported machines.

4. Supporting stand for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines, including at least one upright pillar, a rectilinear intermediate member fixed to the upper end of the pillar to extend horizontally, a plurality of arms attached to the intermediate member and projecting upwardly from said member at spaced locations thereof, top plates, each top plate being supported by one of said arms, for receiving a machine, an electric motor located in the pillar for all of the supported machines, a countershaft consisting of separable sections located in the intermediate member, means for transmittingdrive from the electric motor to the countershaft, and means for transmitting drive from the countershaft to the supported machines.

5. Supporting stand for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines, including at least one upright pillar, a rectilinear intermediate member fixed to the upper end of the pillar to extend horizontally, a plurality of arms attached to the intermediate member and projecting upwardly from said member at spaced locations thereof, top plates, each top plate being supported by one of said arms for receiving a machine, an electric motor located in the pillar for all of the supported machines, a countershaft consisting of separable sections located in the intermediate member, means for transmitting drive from the electric motor to the countershaft, means for transmitting drive from the countershaft to the supported machines, a clutch device, mounted on the countershaft, for coupling and uncoupling the drive to each machine independently, and control means for each clutch device.

6. Supporting stand for hosiery and underwear linking and seaming machines, including at least one upright pillar, a rectilinear intermediate member fixed to the upper end of the pillar to extend horizontally, a plurality of arms attached to the intermediate member and projecting upwardly from said member at spaced locations thereof, top plates, each top plate being supported by one of said arms for receiving a machine, an electric motor located in the pillar for all of the supported machines, a countershaft consisting of separable sections located in the intermediate member, means for transmitting drive from the electric motor to the countershaft, means for transmitting drive .from the countershaft to the supported machines, a clutch device, mounted on the countershaft, for coupling and uncoupling the drive to each machine independently, control means for each clutch device, and braking means to cooperate with each clutch device.

FREDERICK RALPH SAVORY.

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